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610 A.D.
When Was Islam Founded? One of the most commonly asked questions about the history of Islam is 'when did Islam begin? '. Its origins can be traced back to 610 A.D. which is when the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) first saw the Angel Jibril and shared the words of Allah (SWT).
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: quintessentone
Actually, if you want to get technical the shape would have been in the crucifix category not in the cross category from what I'm reading and seeing in antiquity.
I would not know where to start quintessentone technical speaking.
To me it simply looks like Celtic jewelry.
Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn Rāshid ibn Ḥammād, (Arabic: أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد بن حماد; commonly known as Ahmad ibn Fadlan (or Ibn Foszlan in older European literature), was a 10th-century Muslim traveler,[a] famous for his account of his travels as a member of an embassy of the Abbasid caliph, al-Muqtadir of Baghdad, to the king of the Volga Bulgars, known as his risāla ("account" or "journal").
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
Through the eyes of Ibn Fadlan
More than a millennium ago, as fleets of Viking raiders were striking fear into the hearts of coast- and river-dwellers throughout western Europe, other Norsemen of more mercantile inclination were making their way east. With no less boldness and stamina, bearing luxurious furs and enticing nodules of amber, they penetrated the vast steppes of what is today Ukraine, Belarus and Russia and entered Central Asia. There they met Muslim traders who paid for Norse wares with silver coins, which the Vikings themselves did not mint, and which they coveted.
History of Muslims in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia
originally posted by: AllisVibration
a reply to: RussianTroll
My first thoughts were this looks more like a Celtic cross than a Christian one, when I read it was discovered in Ireland that made sense. However the Arabic inscription is very curious.
There was a sect of Irish druids that converted to Christianity and then traveled east and back again to Ireland, perhaps by having the inscription carved on their Celtic cross they avoided being seen as heretics by muslims while at the same time remaining true to their original faith as they did when converting to Christianity.
They referred to themselves as the true Christians, so no doubt had at least some issues with Roman Catholicism.
originally posted by: RussianTroll
a reply to: BernnieJGato
Arab Christians in Ireland at the end of the 1st millennium? Doubtful.